The image you uploaded contains a word problem involving money and decision-making. Below is the problem statement along with the solution and explanation:
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Problem Statement:
Sammie went to the store to buy shoes because neither of us had a decent pair. He chose one shoe from each foot but forgot to check if they matched. The salesperson told him that he could not return the shoes unless he paid for them. Sammie did not have enough money, but he was allowed to exchange his smaller shoes for a larger size. However, he found another customer who gave him a note for the total cost of the shoes. Sammie used the note to pay for the shoes. Later, Sammie found out that the note was counterfeit, and the store owner lost $50.
1. How much did Sammie owe the store?
2. What happened to the counterfeit note?
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Solution:
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Step 1: Analyze the situation
- Sammie bought shoes using a counterfeit note.
- The store owner accepted the counterfeit note and gave Sammie shoes worth $50.
- Since the note was counterfeit, the store owner effectively lost $50 (the value of the shoes).
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Step 2: Determine how much Sammie owed
- Sammie initially did not have enough money to pay for the shoes.
- He used a counterfeit note to pay for the shoes, which means he did not actually pay anything in real money.
- The shoes were worth $50, so Sammie technically owes the store $50 for the shoes.
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Step 3: Understand what happened to the counterfeit note
- The store owner accepted the counterfeit note as payment.
- After realizing the note was counterfeit, the store owner lost $50 because the shoes were given away without receiving any real money in return.
- The counterfeit note itself has no real value, so it essentially became worthless once its fraudulence was discovered.
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Final Answers:
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How much did Sammie owe the store?
- Sammie owed the store
$50 for the shoes.
2.
What happened to the counterfeit note?
- The counterfeit note was accepted by the store owner as payment but later proved to be worthless. The store owner lost $50 because the shoes were given away without receiving any real money.
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Explanation:
- The key point here is that the counterfeit note did not represent real value. When the store owner realized the note was fake, the only loss was the value of the shoes ($50), which Sammie effectively took without paying for them.
- Sammie's debt to the store is the value of the shoes he received, which is $50.
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Final Answer Box:
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